Before media day, the Bucks' preseason camp took a half-day off.

It was said that it was to rest the players, but in fact, many people were called to do community activities.

Yu Fei refused today's event and called Lawson to watch "Million Dollar Baby", which has received excellent reviews recently.

With about 35 minutes left in the film, Yu Fei thought he was watching the best sports movie since "Coach Carter" (which he watched in his previous life, of course).

However, the director gave him the worst - and the best in the last 35 minutes.

Movies are supposed to be entertaining, especially sports movies, and it's best like When Happiness Knocks on the Door to give a healing and motivating feel, but Million Dollar Baby chooses to let the protagonist fail and then let her die. This caused Yu Fei to be in a very bad mood after watching the movie, and he wanted to blow up the movie theater for a while.

"Hilary Swank should be next year's Oscar for Best Actress." After watching the movie, Lawson said with a heartfelt voice, "There are at least 20 Hollywood actresses who can gain weight like Charlize Theron and then play a Bichi killer, but who can interpret the role as perfectly as Swank!?" ”

Yu Fei looked at Lawson playfully, praising people and praising people, why do you still want to step on one, people Theron recruited you to provoke you?

"It's true that there are certainly no less than 100 actresses in Hollywood who excelled in a passion play with Billy Bob Thornton and then won an award." Yu Fei gave an example of making Lawson jump on his feet.

"Da Fei, Halle Berry won the queen with her strength!"

Yu Fei nodded, he had to admit that Halle Berry did a great job in the couch passion scene of "Dance of Death Row Inmates".

The next day, Yu Fei appeared at the media day wearing a new version of the Bucks jersey.

Countless reporters came to him just for a precious interview opportunity.

Except for acquaintances, Yu Fei will not easily give them the opportunity to interview him.

Some people asked about Yu Fei's contract renewal progress, and some people asked if it was true that Sprewell and the Bucks' contract renewal plans were deadlocked.

An honest journalist would ask the most ordinary of questions: "How sure are you that you will win three in a row?" ”

Yu Fei asked rhetorically: "Historically, what is the probability of a team that has won two consecutive championships to complete three consecutive championships?" ”

"If you don't count the examples before the merger era, the probability is 60%." "The Bulls in the '90s won three in a row, and the Lakers who just finished their dynasty, and the two teams that failed to pursue a triple championship were the Lakers in 1989 and the Pistons in 1991. ”

Looking at it this way, the probability of a triple is still quite high.

Yu Fei joked: "I hope we don't become another losing team that lowers the probability of three consecutive championships." ”

Interviewing Yu Fei is an interesting thing for reporters.

When he's in a good mood, he makes funny jokes. And it's even better when he's in a bad mood, and he'll say crazy things that are hard to predict.

Yu Fei is not crazy today, but it can be seen that he is in a good mood.

On the other hand, Ray Allen gave a conservative answer about his future with the Bucks.

"I'm a loyal and nostalgic person, and I'd definitely like to end my career in Milwaukee if I could, but I also knew that it was all business and the team needed to think about the best option." He added, "I need it too." ”

Sprewell has publicly admitted that he is in talks with the team.

Moreover, he did not deny that the negotiation process had encountered difficulties.

"You know, I'm a Milwaukee, and it's like a dream for me to finish my career here, and I can't imagine I'll wear another team's jersey. For me, things are very simple, give me respect, stuff money in my pocket, that's what I want. If not, I'd rather go home and sleep. ”

Aging players, contract issues, management and individual player goals are not aligned. All sorts of intractable diseases that are destroying the quasi-dynastic team are growing within the Bucks.

This has affected their readiness.

In the preseason after training camp, the Bucks went 2-2.

Although the preseason cannot be taken seriously, the appearance of the team can be seen in the preseason.

On October 30, 2004, the Bucks traveled to Cleveland for their opener.

As the defending champions, it would be a shame not to play the first game of the season at home.

But if the opponent is Cleveland, it's a different story.

After the Cavaliers lost Boozer in the summer in an extremely brain-dead fashion, it was only natural for management to look for a remedy.

Their choice was Drew Gooden of the Magic team, although this person was the No. 4 pick in 2002, but after two years of playing, the Magic had already touched his bottom and decided that this person would not become a talent, so they sent him to the Cavaliers with rookie Anderson Vallejo.

For James, this was a consolation prize at best.

Gooden may not even have 50% of Boozer's strength.

The biggest disadvantage of playing the game on the road from the opening game to the road is that the ring presentation ceremony cannot be held in the first place, so the Bucks are like arrows, and they want to solve the Cavaliers quickly and then return to the home court to receive the ring.

After a few months, Yu Fei saw James again, after the baptism of Athens, his little brother looked a little stronger, and his eyebrows were full of longing for the new season.

"Fry, if you're not happy in Milwaukee, you can come to Cleveland." James joked, "You were drafted by Cleveland anyway." ”

"Great idea!" Yu Fei said, "Before I join the Cavaliers, I think I need to do something to convince you that I can help you. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Let's win you 30 points tonight."

The humorous Da Fei amused the little emperor.

It's just that as the game started, James gradually couldn't laugh anymore.

He found out that Yu Fei was serious.

This summer, in addition to maintaining his body, Yu Fei's main special training program is to develop skills.

In the eyes of many, his offensive skills are rich enough.

The outside can shoot 36% from any angle, and when it comes to the three-point line, he has an extremely wide range of mid-range shots, with little shooting in the cold zone except for the left paint area.

Can shoot outside, can pull out at mid-distance, can throw at close range, the three most important points of positional attack, Yu Feidu holds the handle, but he still wants to develop more offensive means.

Yu Fei fumbled for a layup after rushing to the basket.

He also developed a set of jump shots that were used to switch back and forth with a single swing with the ball in the high post.

These two offensive styles, if incorporated into actual combat, will enrich his arsenal and add layers to his offensive with the ball.

Today, I just took the knight to try the trick.

Interestingly, the Cavaliers are letting James come and match Yu Fei.

This is the so-called ace to ace, whenever he sees James coming to defend himself, Yu Fei can't help but play alone.

In the high position, Yu Fei waved his hand to let people pull away, swayed to the left, and retreated to the right to jump, there was.

In another round, after dribbling under the crotch continuously, he used his body to make a strong sudden action, shook back James and then throw, or went in.

A minute later, Yu Fei singled again, this time with a full set of moves, and after continuous shaking, James couldn't tell the difference between left and right attacks. When Yu Fei stepped back, his body staggered and he was almost shaken to the ground.

Even if he manages to stabilize his body, his defensive center of gravity has collapsed for the most part, and it is impossible to defend effectively.

In the first quarter, Yu Fei made five shots, three of which were singles in front of James, and all of them hit, but he didn't find the right position for two sudden baskets and turned to the basket and went out of the basket.

The sophomore James is still full of the immaturity of a rising star on the defensive end, but his offense has grown a lot better than his rookie season.

was beaten by Yu Fei in the first quarter, and he naturally had to return it in the second quarter.

James called for a misplaced attack after the pick-and-roll, and only Yu Fei and Sprewell could resist it in the Bucks, and everyone else flew as soon as they collided.

As soon as Carl saw that James was so active, he began to arrange for an ambush on the road.

It was still useless, James could pass the ball, had excellent vision, and easily broke the trap.

It's just that even if he plays well, James still has to face the problem of lack of strength among his teammates.

Yu Fei didn't need to bother about the game at all, he singled James a few, tried to turn around and layup on the inside, and then counterattacked, and the sudden score helped the shooters open, and the game was over.

The knights were tenacious, James played well, but Yu Fei's prediction came true.

112 to 81

The Bucks beat the Cavaliers by 31 points, and James scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

"Looking at him is like seeing me as I used to be." Yu Fei told ESPN, "I think this puts an end to the debate about whether LeBron is more qualified than Melo to be the Rookie of the Year, and he deserves it." ”

Two days later, the Bucks returned home.

The league's first home opponent of the season is the Orlando Magic, but the Magic have sent Maddie to the Rockets, and although they have the No. 1 pick Dwight Howard, it is not destined to be a focus game.

Before the start of the competition, Yu Fei received his second ring from Stern.

"Frye, do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at you?" Stern has mixed feelings about the shiny fourth-grade superstar, "Be self-respecting, don't be like Kobe." ”

Yu Fei doesn't know how bad his reputation is, why should he use Kobe's example to remind himself?

What did he do? Isn't it just a dream team game that doesn't play in Asia to release its nature?

"Bryant is not guilty, Your Excellency President, he was wronged." As an eight-day veteran of Cormitry (1), Yu Fei wanted to speak up, "You know, Kobe has always been my role model, and I don't allow anyone to be prejudiced against the judge when he has already cleared his name!" ”

(1) The finals were played + 4 days

In response, Stern could only roll his eyes and walk away.

He likes Kobe Bryant just as much as he loves Yu Fei, and he also likes Garnett and James, wonderful high school stars who are the league's most valuable assets.

But, he vows, restricting high school students from participating in the draft would be one of the most right things he's ever done, and that these pretentious dog mongrels really deserve to go to college and be well educated!

The award ceremony was over, and the game began, Howard smiled at Yu Fei, but Yu Fei directly welcomed him to the NBA with a dunk, and the Bucks also won two consecutive wins in the opening season.

They seem to be on the right track, but the issue of contract renewal is still the focus of media attention.

Players, coaches and even management are fed up with questions.

Then, Larry Harris decided to let go of the Sprewell affair first, after all, in addition to Big Fly and Madman, they also have someone who must renew their contract.

In mid-November, the Bucks offered Ray Allen a five-year, $80 million contract extension.

(End of chapter)